9-5-19

Thursday, Sept 5:
Bridge Bash ~ Welcome Back All College Students, 6:00 pm @ Main Ave. Bridge. Welcome back to all students in the Fargo-Moorhead area. To celebrate MBA and Fargo DCP invite you to a unique event taking part on the bridge between the two cities. The event is free to all students.

Friday, Sept 6:
Greater Moorhead Days Parade, 6:00 pm @ 28 Ave S, heading north on 20th St. Join us as our community steps out to shine with floats and fleets from area businesses and organizations to this year’s theme “Life in the Valley.” Free.

2nd Annual Apple Harvest Festival, 12:00 pm @ Wild Terra Cider at 6 12th St. N. Our 2nd year of celebrating the apple and harvest season. This family and dog friendly event will be filled with farm games, tasty food, live music, cider school, apple pie competition and more. Ethan will be on site talking about all things apple and will be doing live demonstrations on cider making. Also, a DIY Carmel Apple Bar with 20 plus toppings. Free.

Sunday, Sept 8:
A Suffrage Centennial & Pie Social, 1:00 pm @ Comstock House at 506 8th St. S. Join the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County and the League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Minnesota’s ratification of the 19th Amendment, popularly recognized as Women’s Suffrage. We’re celebrating the occasion at the Comstock House with coffee, tea, champagne, lawn games, tours, and 150 slices of pie from Kringen Lodge 25 Sons of Norway.

Fargo Vegfest 2019, 4:00 pm @ Wild Terra Cider at 6 12th St. N. Fargo Vegfest is BACK. Get ready for an evening of delicious vegan food from local food trucks, cider from Wild Terra Cider, live music, and a very special speaker. Free and family/pet friendly.

Ask a Techspert, 2:00 pm @ Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St. S. Do you have a phone, tablet, laptop, iPad, Kindle or other device that you’re struggling to use? We can help. Come to an open session to learn more about your device, plus learn how to download eBooks and eAudiobooks free of charge from OverDrive. Free.

Welcoming Week Happy Hour Fundraiser, 4:00 pm @ Fargo Brewing Company at 610 University Dr. N. $1 of every pint goes directly to WelcomingFM to help support the amazing events that happen all week long in aimed to promote diversity, inclusion and just make our community even better than it is.

MBA 560 Connect, 5:00 pm @ Junkyard Brewing Company in Moorhead.

Moorhead City Council Meeting, 5:30 pm @ City Hall.

Join the Voices Recovery Picnic, 5:30 pm @ Lindenwood Park in Fargo. In honor of recovery month, Fargo Region Recovery is hosting a free community picnic. Everyone is welcome to attend, those in recovery, family members impacted by addiction and mental health, those working in the field, and anyone else who just likes to celebrate. There will be bouncy houses, yard games, face painting, yoga, live music, and so much more.

Chess Club, 6:30 pm @ Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St. S. Join chess players of every level for a chess skill share. Chess boards and books will be provided. Free.
Moorhead Identity Party, 7:00 pm @ @ Bluestem Center for the Arts in Moorhead. Celebrate Moorhead at our Identity Party during Greater Moorhead Days. The whole community and friends far and wide are welcome to attend this event. We’ll have live music and Mayor Judd will introduce the premier of the city’s new promotional film, “Where the Strong Belong,” that includes great testimonials from people that live in Moorhead. Food trucks will be on-site with food for purchase.
Wednesday, Sept 11:
9/11 Commemoration, 9:00 am @ Memorial Park at 700 1st Ave. N. in Moorhead. There will be a 9/11 remembrance program with local Fire and Police departments and military branches in Memorial Park in the parking lot of the old Usher’s Building. Hosted by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 941.

Author Visit Featuring Peter Fane, 6:30 pm @ Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St. S. Young Adult and Fantasy author Peter Fane will visit the Moorhead Public Library to talk with teens about writing novels, setting goals, and taming dragons. If you ever wanted to know what it takes to get your book out there, this is a great opportunity to learn from an expert.

Outlander Book Club, 7:00 pm @ Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St. S. Join the Outlander Book Club to discuss “The Outlandish Companion (Revised and Updated): From Book to Screen”, “Outlandish Companion Vol. 2: Part 8: The Invisible Talent (pp 557-590)” and “The Making of Outlander: The Series: The Official Guide to Seasons One and Two” by Tara Bennett.